"“Incredible,” Coyle told Sky Sports. “It's something we all believed we could do when we finalised the play-off spot on the last day in such dramatic fashion. “And then we said, 'why shouldn't it be us?' We've grafted all year to put ourselves in this position and it wasn't just a case of us making up the play-offs. “We fully believed going into the two legs against a very, very good Millwall side that we could come out on top.”"
"“What a fantastic performance from the lads. So professional. “We've got one more special game to go to achieve what everybody in that dressing room believes we can do.”"
"Belloumi entered the second leg earlier than expected, replacing the injured Kyle Joseph in first-half stoppage time. However, the Algerian scored a brilliant goal, cutting inside from the right and picking out the far corner, before assisting Gelhardt for their second."
"Coyle was delighted with the victory in the semi-final, and insisted Hull believe they can achieve promotion to the Premier League. "He's incredible," Coyle added on Belloumi. "We are so lucky that we've got so many players that can come on and impact"
Hull City captain Lewie Coyle praised an “incredible” performance as the Tigers advanced to the Championship play-off final. Substitute Mohamed Belloumi and Joe Gelhardt scored in the second half at The Den to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory over Millwall. Hull produced stronger chances, recording 1.69 expected goals from 14 shots compared with Millwall’s 0.94 from 10 attempts. Oli McBurnie came close in the first half, and a shot was cleared off the line before halftime. Belloumi entered earlier than planned after Kyle Joseph was injured, scored a cutting goal into the far corner, and then assisted Gelhardt. Coyle emphasized belief in promotion and highlighted the impact of players coming off the bench.
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